Apr 17 Blog
By: Lauren K. McCormick
As announced on social media by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, a large circular structure—about 115 feet in diameter—has been uncovered in northern Sinai at […]
Apr 9 Blog
By: BAS Staff
Anyone can make a mudbrick! The recipe is simple—and the ingredients are common.
Mar 30 Blog
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.” –Psalm 42:1 Recent excavations in Egypt’s Kalaya region […]
Mar 23 Blog
A recent excavation by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has uncovered a cluster of rock-cut tombs in the Aswan region, near Egypt’s southern […]
Mar 16 Blog
A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the University of Tübengen has uncovered an astonishing 13,000 new ostraca at Atreps […]
Mar 15 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
Mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two cities in which the Israelites labored during their servitude in Egypt, Pi Ramesses—biblical Raamses […]
Mar 14 Blog
By: Kim Jonas
Why did the ancients invent increasingly subtle and ingenious methods to arrive at an exact value of pi? Human curiosity.
Mar 2 Blog
Few things captivate the imagination like Egyptian mummies. Their intricate wrappings and lifelike preservation carry both religious significance and enduring mystery. A recent study focuses […]
Feb 16 Blog
A small object with a big story has emerged from the excavations at Nuraghe Ruinas in Sardinia, Italy. The Superintendency of Archaeology for the Sassari […]
Feb 2 Blog
A recently discovered rock inscription from Wadi Khamila in the southwestern Sinai Peninsula offers a vivid glimpse into a world that predates the Exodus tradition […]
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